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ERIC Number: EJ1473009
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Psychotherapy Utilization by United States College Students
Journal of American College Health, v73 n2 p503-510 2025
Objective: We studied current psychotherapy utilization rates among college students with mental health problems and identified characteristics associated with differential utilization. Participants: Nationwide online survey of students screening positive for at least one clinical mental health problem (N = 18,435). Methods: Rates and correlates of psychotherapy utilization were analyzed descriptively and with logistic regression. Results: Sample-wide, 19% reported receiving psychotherapy. Being male (vs. female), being Asian, Black or African American, or Multiracial (vs. White), greater financial difficulty, lower parent education, lower year in school, and attending a public (vs. private) institution were associated with lower utilization. Holding a gender minority (vs. female) identity and holding a sexual minority (vs. heterosexual) identity were associated with higher utilization. Utilization fell from Fall 2019 to Spring 2020, early during the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequently rebounded. Conclusions: This study estimates current psychotherapy utilization among students with mental health problems and identifies possibly underserved populations.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01MH115128; K08MH120341
Author Affiliations: 1Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; 2Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; 3Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA; 4Center for m2Health, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, California, USA; 5Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA